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I agree with you there. I always thought this is a game where we need to score at least 2 in order to get anything from it. City defended really well second half and actually could/should have scored near the end. And yes for all the cheering of the red card I'd actually rather we were playing the full City side, not sure we would have won, but that is something we'll never know. I still stand by my belief that City will win this division. I see no reason why we can't be up there competing for second place..

neither am I ugly or a loser. But in order to keep you happy I'll oblige and nod and repeat the mantra..'I must be more gracious in defeat...' ad infinitum

and if a team of 10 men beats a team of 11 a neutral wouldn't be able to extol judgement on the heroic exploits of the supposed underdog...?

Me too. I hate the place, absolute sh*thole. that's why I live in london. the only thing i like about Swindon is my support of the club. ugly loser??? sorry, aimed at who ?

Why do you say meaningless ? like devoid of content as a spectacle ? lacking integrity ? personally I'm not making judgements between the qualities of the two teams here. Both teams are where they are on merit. City are still top, we are second, just a bit closer that's all..

not 'should' but at least believe in themselves as a unit to compete and maybe win, especially considering they are top of the table and unbeaten. The same should go for the fans...yes it's a p*sser when you have a player sent off but if you give up all hope as result of red card you may as well go home straight away no? did City fans make for the exit after 2 minutes? no. Why? because they still believed they have enough strength, skill, etc to maybe scrape a win with 10 men. I certainly wasn't sitting there going brilliant thats 3 points on the bag after 2 minutes, yes it's a bonus but with Nthan Thompson in the team I know that at any minute it could be 10 against 10..

Well I wasn't expecting that result. I had city down to win this 2-1, considering our 2 best midfielders were on international duty. And I don't think the 11 v 10 issue had anything to do with it, no matter what any city connected people say. If a team is good enough to win they should be able do it with 10 men regardless. Teams with 10 men have won games before - it is not a rarity. We played well enough in the second half to win it, and win it we did. end of. Now I believe that City will win the division this year. Strong team, good backing, good support and the rest. they deserve to be in the championship. But I think (hope?) Swindon can give them a run for their money and at least make life a little more uneasy at the top over the next 5-6 months. Looking forward to the game at Ashton Gate - when hopefully we get a chance to see how we fare against a City '11'. It's not 'their cup final' or 'your cup final' and all that peacock strutting nonsense that comes with being a WUM. It's just the nearest thing we have to a local derby with a bit of history over the years, so yes passions are bound to be a little over the norm than when playing Rochdale or Oldham etc...from both sides, before and after the fact of the result.